Description: Like its bestselling predecessor, this second edition develops the theory of elliptic curves to provide a basis for both number theoretic and cryptographic applications. It now includes new chapters on isogenies and hyperelliptic curves, a more complete treatment of the Tate-Lichtenbaum pairing, alternative coordinate systems and related computational issues, and Doud's analytic method for computing torsion on elliptic curves over Q. This edition also discusses how to perform computations with elliptic curves in several popular computer algebra systems. Basic exercises appear at the end of each chapter.
Review Quotes:
... the book is well structured and does not waste the reader's time in dividing cryptography from number theory-only information. This enables the reader just to pick the desired information. ... a very comprehensive guide on the theory of elliptic curves. ... I can recommend this book for both cryptographers and mathematicians doing either their Ph.D. or Master's ... I enjoyed reading and studying this book and will be glad to have it as a future reference.
--IACR book reviews, April 2010
Praise for the First Edition There are already a number of books about elliptic curves, but this new offering by Washington is definitely among the best of them. It gives a rigorous though relatively elementary development of the theory of elliptic curves, with emphasis on those aspects of the theory most relevant for an understanding of elliptic curve cryptography. ... an excellent companion to the books of Silverman and Blake, Seroussi and Smart. It would be a fine asset to any library or collection.
--Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2004e
--CHOICE, March 2004 ... a nice, relatively complete, elementary account of elliptic curves.
--Bulletin of the AMS